#36C0AB#36C0AB
#36C0AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.119 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C0AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 192, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 72%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 10.9%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.47, -41.14, 0.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.47, 41.14, 179.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% -0.1191 -0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.119 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7180, 41.4205, 45.0543) |
| Luminance | 0.4142 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.37
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.47
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.75
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C0AB #C0364B
analogous
#36C066 #36C0AB #3690C0
triadic
#36C0AB #AB36C0 #C0AB36
tetradic
#36C0AB #6636C0 #C0364B #90C036
square
#36C0AB #6636C0 #C0364B #90C036
split-complementary
#36C0AB #C03690 #C06636
monochromatic
#1B6056 #299080 #36C0AB #61D2C1 #90E0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#36C0AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#36C0AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C0AB
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C0AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C0AB | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B4AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A7AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c0ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 192, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.119 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d4c3',
500: '#36c0ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c0ab; $custom-light: #81d4c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c0ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 192,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.87,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73051,
"c": 0.1191,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.41424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C0AB
secondary
#CB8791
accent
#485FDF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381